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| Scientific Name | Oreochromis alcalicus (Hilgendorf, 1905) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Ndadalani at the Nguruman Salt Lake [now Lake Natron], Tanzania. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 116mm or 4.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Tanzania and Kenya (Lake Natron; introduced in Lake Nakuru). African Waters, Eastern Rift Valley Lakes, Natron (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Eastern Rift Valley Lakes, Nakuru (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2006. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 22 (no. 4), pp 407. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| Last Update | 2019 Aug 24 03:48 (species record created: 2010 Dec 19 01:24) |